Dear Jac - Laws & Regulations

Stepping up to the challenge: fingerprinting proves a hit

Last Updated 11/08/2008 00:00
I have to commend Dilip Patel on two counts. One, he takes responsible retailing extremely seriously at his store, and two, he employs Sharon Hill.
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Let me entertain you with the rules, regs and costs

Last Updated 25/07/2008 00:00
Do you play a little background noise in your store? Some muzak or a wittering DJ? Oops, you do need a licence to do this and not many seem to know it, judging from the calls I receive.
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Finer points of the Consumer Credit Act

Last Updated 25/07/2008 00:00
I continue to get calls regarding photocopy company Lanwall Systems not honouring its promised rebates.
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Legitimate sales will go up in smoke if we don't fire up

Last Updated 11/07/2008 00:00
Further restricting tobacco sales will pull a sort of iron curtain down on cigs, leading to bigger black markets and criminalised retailers who have better things to do than deliberately flout the law.
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It might be a fag, but it's legal

Last Updated 11/07/2008 00:00
Narinder Bedi asks: "Just wanting to know if places like Costco Wholesale, which sells tobacco products to Joe Bloggs consumer, are legal?
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Conviction pending? Then feel free to offend again!

Last Updated 27/06/2008 00:00
When a would-be thief decks you one, and when the felon is caught on camera and then caught physically by the police, you might rightfully expect a bit of punishment to be meted out.
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Payment on the nail - it's a trader's dream

Last Updated 13/06/2008 00:00
Following our learned discussion in the last issue on whether retailers were legally required to issue receipts for every transaction regardless of value (they're not), I've had a message from my 'northern correspondent' Glyn Reece.
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Government unveils tough tobacco plans

Last Updated 13/06/2008 00:00
Sweeping new proposals to restrict the display of tobacco products, remove branding and logos from cigarette packets, and outlaw packs of 10 have been unveiled by the government.
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If retail is detail, then what's the answer to this?

Last Updated 30/05/2008 00:00
"Is it a legal requirement for me to issue a purchase receipt for all goods regardless of their value to the customer?" asks Mukesh Patel via fax.
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Sign up or be stuck on the dark side

Last Updated 16/05/2008 00:00
The government is considering relegating cigarette displays to 'the dark side', meaning tobacco will have to be covered from view and possibly sold from under the counter.
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